Forest: Structural Code Editing with Multiple Cursors:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.11124

"In this work, we present Forest, a structural code editor that aims to bridge the gap between the interactiveness of code editors and the expressiveness of refactoring scripts."

Better than every #AI out there, if you ask me.

Also, #Forest is a very suitable name for this. 🌲

#CodeEditor #DevTools #Refactoring #StructuralEditing #AST #Parser

I wonder if #StructuredEditors in the large (modules, packages, etc.) and text in the small (function definitions, values) is an interesting design space.

It seems very difficult to have strong ergonomics for full structural editing but using it for large codebase management might be the strongest entry point.

#ProgrammingLanguages #StructuralEditing #IDE

Am at the point of needing to decide which is better: some solid beta readers or a professional editor. I like what I have but needed some trustworthy guidance.

So this 12/28/22 post "Is an Editor Worth the Money?" by Tiffany Yates Martin was super helpful.

Yates is always sensible & solid. She is a regular guest poster on Jane Friedman's blog.

Here's the link: https://www.janefriedman.com/is-an-editor-worth-the-money/

#AmWriting #BetaReader #Editing #StructuralEditing #ProfessionalEditor

Understanding the Basics of Editing Terminology https://selfpublishingadvice.org/understanding-basics-editing-terminology/ #BookEditing&Proofing #developmentalediting #structuralediting #proofreading #bookediting #copyediting #lineediting #editing